Ruth Wharton: Amphitheater 'noise' is in the ear of the beholder

7:28 PM,
Jan. 21, 2013

Ruth Wharton

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Ruth Wharton
My View

As a member of the original citizens' advisory committee for Cascades Park (and former chair of the Gaines Street Vitalization Committee), I have been watching the progress on the park's design and attended many meetings and several public workshops about the project. I have been observing the construction and have been excited to see the amphitheater under way and the cover installed.

Because my husband, Bill Wharton, is a national touring blues musician who plays at city festivals all over the United States and has played a ...